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Bókasýningin Norræn náttúra 2025 | NORDIC NATURE 2025 – exhibition of fine art binding

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🇮🇸 ARKIR taka þátt í norrænu bókbands- og bókverkasýningunni Norræn náttúra 2025 sem nú stendur yfir í Þjóðarbókhlöðu. Sýningin er samsýning norrænna bókbindara, en þar sýna sjö ARKIR sameiginlegt bókverk. Sýningin er á vegum Félags norrænna bókbindara í samvinnu Landsbókasafns Íslands – Háskólabókasafns og JAM hópsins sem er hópur íslenskra bókbindara.

Opnun var í Landsbókasafni 23. apríl 2025 á Degi bókarinnar. Sýning stendur frá 23. apríl til 1. september en þess ber að geta að Landsbókasafnið er lokað dagana 21. júlí til 5. ágúst. Upplýsingar um bækurnar og ljósmyndir má finna á opnu vefsvæði sýningarinnar: NORDIC NATURE. Þar má einnig skoða flestar bækurnar í þrívídd.

Verk ARKA á sýningunni bar titilinn VÖTN þar sem var m.a. unnið út frá afskrifuðum vatnakortum. Sjá myndir hér fyrir neðan.

Smellið á myndirnar til að stækka! | Click on images to enlarge! Ljósmyndir | Photos: © ARKIR / Anna Snædís Sigmarsdóttir / Áslaug Jónsdóttir / Svanborg Matthíasdóttir og @Landsbókasafnið/Nordic

🇬🇧 ARKIR participate in the Nordic bookbinding and book art exhibition  NORDIC NATURE 2025, which is currently running at the National Library. The exhibition is a joint exhibition of Nordic bookbinders, where seven members of ARKIR are showing a joint artist book. The exhibition is organized by the Nordic Bookbinding Society in cooperation with the National Library of Iceland – University Library and the JAM group, a group of Icelandic bookbinders. The opening took place at the National Library on April 23, 2025, on World Book Day. The exhibition runs from April 23 to September 1, but it should be noted that the National Library is closed from July 21 to August 5. Information about the books and photographs is online: explore the full collection here: NORDIC NATURE. There you can also view most of the books in 3D. ARKIR participate with the joint work VÖTN (Waters), which was based on upcycled water maps. See images above. In total, the exhibition includes 59 entries created by book artists, both amateur and professional, and students. Check out Nordic Bookbinding Society’s Instagram where they each day feature one of the books from the exhibition — a daily glimpse into Nordic craftsmanship.  

Brotabrot af myndum | Photos from Folds and Fractions

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🇮🇸 ARKIR voru þess heiðurs aðnjótandi að taka þátt í HönnunarMars 2025 og opnuðu bókverkasýninguna BROTABROT þann 2. apríl. Það var skemmtileg áskorun að setja uppsýningu í verslun fullri af húsbúnaði og húsgögnum en gestir á sýningunni hafa verið ánægðir með árangurinn. Myndirnar eru af nokkrum verkanna og gestum á sýningaropnun. Við birtum fleiri myndir af sýningunni síðar!

Sýningin stendur til föstudagsins 11 apríl. Á heimasíðu Hönnunarmiðstöðvar eru upplýsingar um sýningartíma, staðsetningu og fleira, sjá hér: BROTABROT. Þátttakendur í sýningunni eru: Anna Snædís Sigmarsdóttir, Arnþrúður Ösp Karlsdóttir, Áslaug Jónsdóttir, Helga Pálína Brynjólfsdóttir, Ingiríður Óðinsdóttir, Kristín Þóra Guðbjartsdóttir, Sigurborg Stefánsdóttir, Svanborg Matthíasdóttir. 🇬🇧 ARKIR had the honour to participate in DesignMarch 2025 in Reykjavík, and opened the book art exhibition BROTABROT | FOLDS & FRACTIONS on April 2nd. It was an enjoyable challenge to set up an exhibition in a store full of household items and furniture, but visitors of the exhibition have been pleased with the results. The photos are of some of the works and guests at the exhibition opening. More photos soon! The exhibition runs until Friday, April 11th. See DesignMarch’s website for information about exhibition times, artist talk, location and more: FOLDS & FRACTIONS. ARKIR group members participating in the exhibition are: Anna Snædís Sigmarsdóttir, Arnþrúður Ösp Karlsdóttir, Áslaug Jónsdóttir, Helga Pálína Brynjólfsdóttir, Ingiríður Óðinsdóttir, Kristín Þóra Guðbjartsdóttir, Sigurborg Stefánsdóttir, Svanborg Matthíasdóttir.

Smellið á myndirnar til að stækka | Click on the images to enlarge. ljósmyndir | photos: Áslaug Jónsdóttir

BROTABROT | FOLDS & FRACTIONS

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🇮🇸 ARKIR taka þátt í HönnunarMars 2025 með bókverkasýningunni BROTABROT. Verkin verða sett upp í húsgangaverslun Pennans í Skeifunni 10. Sýningin opnar 2. apríl kl 17:00 og stendur til föstudagsins 11 apríl. Á heimasíðu Hönnunarmiðstöðvar eru upplýsingar um sýningartíma, staðsetningu og fleira, sjá hér: BROTABROT.

Þátttakendur í sýningunni eru: Anna Snædís Sigmarsdóttir, Arnþrúður Ösp Karlsdóttir, Áslaug Jónsdóttir, Helga Pálína Brynjólfsdóttir, Ingiríður Óðinsdóttir, Kristín Þóra Guðbjartsdóttir, Sigurborg Stefánsdóttir, Svanborg Matthíasdóttir.

Verið velkomin á opnun 2. apríl!

🇬🇧 ARKIR participate in DesignMarch 2025 in Reykjavík, with the book art exhibition BROTABROT | FOLDS & FRACTIONS. The works will be installed in Penninn Design Store, Skeifan 10, Reykjavík. The exhibition opens on April 2nd at 5:00 pm and runs until Friday, April 11th. See DesignMarch’s website for information about exhibition times, artist talk, location and more: FOLDS & FRACTIONS.

ARKIR group members participating in the exhibition are: Anna Snædís Sigmarsdóttir, Arnþrúður Ösp Karlsdóttir, Áslaug Jónsdóttir, Helga Pálína Brynjólfsdóttir, Ingiríður Óðinsdóttir, Kristín Þóra Guðbjartsdóttir, Sigurborg Stefánsdóttir, Svanborg Matthíasdóttir.

Welcome to exhibition opening on April 2nd!

Verk á ljósmynd | book art by Anna Snædís Sigmarsdóttir
Hönnun | Poster design:  Áslaug Jónsdóttir

ARKIR á nýju ári | New ARKIR art projects in 2025

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🇮🇸 ARKIR hefja galvaskar sitt tuttugasta og sjöunda starfsár og skipuleggja þátttöku í HönnunarMars og norrænni bókbandssýningu.

Á HönnunarMars verðum við með sýninguna BROTABROT í húsgagnaverslun Pennans í Skeifunni frá 3. til 11. apríl. Sýningin NORDIC NATURE í Þjóðarbókhlöðu er samsýning norrænna bókbindara og þar sýna ARKIR sameiginlegt bókverk. Sú sýning stendur frá 23. apríl til 1. september. Við kynnum þessar sýningar betur þegar nær dregur!

Við hefjum fréttablogg ársins með nokkrum myndum frá starfi síðasta árs: þar á meðal frá Reykjavík Art Book Fair 2024 og vinnustofufundum.

Fylgist með fréttum!

ARKIR-AnnaS-you-got-to-be.jpg 🇬🇧 Happy art year to you all! ARKIR have started their 27th year of collaboration by planning and working on their next group exhibitions. This spring ARKIR take part in DesignMarch and a Nordic Bookbinding Exhibition.

At DesignMarch, we will set up a book art exhibition called BROTABROT | FOLDS & FRACTIONS at Penninn Design Store in Reykjavík, open from April 3rd to April 11th. The exhibition NORDIC NATURE at the National Library in Reykjavík is an exhibition by Nordic contemporary bookbinders, where ARKIR will be exhibiting a joint book work. The exhibition runs from April 23rd to September 1st. We will be introducing these exhibitions in more details in due time!

We are starting this year’s news blog with some photos from last year’s work: including glimps from Reykjavík Art Book Fair 2024 and some random workshop meetings.

Stay tuned!

Smellið á myndirnar til að stækka! | Click on images to enlarge! Ljósmyndir | Photos: © ARKIR og Áslaug Jónsdóttir, Kristín Þóra Guðbjartsdóttir, Jón Atli Árnason

 

Sýningafréttir – vorverkin 2024 | ARKIR exhibition news – spring 2024

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🇮🇸 Vegna margvíslegra anna vefstjóra hefur lítið birst af fréttum á vefsíðu ARKA. En auðvitað standa allar ARKIR í ströngu við listsköpun og taka m.a. þátt í sýningum víðsvegar. Hér neðar er yfirlit helstu tíðinda, en myndir af verkum og nánari kynningar birtum við vonandi síðar.

🇬🇧 Our website has been quiet for too long! But ARKIR are of course busy working on their art and taking part in exhibitions around the world. Below is an overview of the main news, but we will hopefully publish pictures of works and more detailed presentations later.

ÞRÍÆRINGURINN Í VILNÍUS | 10th International Artist’s Book Triennial Vilnius 2024

🇮🇸 Anna Snædís Sigmarsdóttir tekur þátt í tíunda alþjóðlega bókverkaþríæringnum í Vilníus, „10th International Artist’s Book Triennial Vilnius 2024“, en þema að þessu sinni er „að vera“. Nánar má lesa um þríæringinn hér: Artist‘s Book Museum. Dómnefnd velur innsend verk, en fyrir verkefninu fer Kestutis Vasiliunas og stofnun hans, Circle Bokartas. Sýningin fer víða um Litháen og Evrópu og Bandaríkin.

🇬🇧 Anna Snædís Sigmarsdóttir takes part in the “10th International Artist’s Book Triennial Vilnius 2024” but this time the theme is: “to be”. Organiser of the triennial is Circle “Bokartas”, Lithuania and the founder Kestutis Vasiliunas. An International jury selects the works and the exhibition will travel around the world as listed below.

Time & Location of the Triennial:
2024 March 21-24. Leipzig Book Fair, IAKH, Germany.
2024 March 27 – April 26. Gallery SG, Venice, Italy.
2024 May 24 – July 1. Museum of Applied Arts and Design, Vilnius, Lithuania.
2024 May 25. “International Artist’s Book Conference Vilnius” in the Museum of Applied Arts and Design, Vilnius.
2024 September 6 – October 7. The Plunge Municipal Clock Tower Library, Lithuania.
2024 October 25 – December 1. Art and Museum Library of the City of Cologne, Köln, Germany.
2025 January 5 – February 17. Evanston Art Center, US.
2025 March. Reed Library of the State University of New York at Fredonia, US.
2025 May. The Morgan Conservatory, Cleveland, US.
2025 October 1 – 2026 January 7. Granada, Spain.

Organiser of the Triennial: Circle “Bokartas”, Lithuania, see: Artist‘s Book Museum.

BÓKUÐ Í HELSINKI | BOOKED 2024

🇮🇸 Sigurborg Stefánsdóttir sýnir verk í MUU Helsinki Contemporary Art Centre sem heldur bókverkaviðburðinn BOOKED í þriðja sinn. Í ár verða sýnd verk 59 listamanna og listamannahópa frá Belgíu, Finnlandi, Þýskalandi, Íslandi, Litháen, Hollandi, Noregi, Svíþjóð og Bretlandi – alls 9 mismunandi löndum, en dómnefnd velur verkin á sýninguna úr miklum fjölda innsendra verka. Sýningin stendur frá 11. til 26. maí 2024. Sjá nánar: BOOKED.

🇬🇧 Sigurborg Stefánsdóttir exhibits her work in MUU Helsinki Contemporary Art Centre from 11 – 26 May 2024. This year’s event features works produced by 59 artists, artist groups and organisations from Belgium, Finland, Germany, Iceland, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, and the United Kingdom — a total of 9 different countries. The invited participants — selected from the over 230 submissions made to our open call — were selected by a jury comprising artist and writer John Gayer, artist, publisher, editor, and curator Tommi Musturi, and curator, writer, and gallerist Hannele Nyman (Galleria Duetto). See also: BOOKED.

SKART Á HÖNNUNARSAFNI | JEWLERY 

🇮🇸 Ingiríður Óðinsdóttir sýnir skart í Hönnunarsafni Íslands frá 1. mars til 26. maí 2024, ásamt þeim Jónu Sigríði Jónsdóttur og Helgu Mogensen. Sýningin er haldin í samstarfi við Textílfélagið sem fagnar 50 ára afmæli 2024. „Verk Ingiríðar hafa tenginu við gönguferð um íslenska náttúru með óvæntum snúningi.“ Sjá nánar: SKART.

🇬🇧 Ingiríður Óðinsdóttir exhibits handmade jewlery along with Jóna Sigríður Jónsdóttir and Helga Mogensen in the Museum of Design and Applied Art. The exhibition is a collaboration with the Textile Association, celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2024. For further information see: JEWLERY.

“Humans have had the need to adorn themselves since ancient times. Jewellery fulfils this desire and at the same time reflects peoples’ tastes and, often, their social status. Jewellery can be laden with emotional value but can also serve as a platform for expressing views and values of the wearer. Ingiríður Óðinsdóttir and Jóna Sigríður Jónsdóttir share a background in textile design, while Helga Mogensen is primarily a jewellery designer. There is a sense of journey that connects their work. Helga works with cartography, Ingiríður’s work relates to walking through Icelandic nature with an unexpected twist and Jóna’s work evokes connections to tribal jewellery traditions.”

VAFNINGAR Í PARÍS | ENTRELACS IN PARIS

🇮🇸 Helga Pálína Brynjólfsdóttir opnar sýningu á v í APPART 323 í París þann 1. og 2 júní n.k. Appart 323 er gallerý í heimahúsi, sem sýnir listaverk eftir íslenska listamenn eða listamenn sem tengjast íslensku listalífi. Fylgjast má með Appart 323 á Facebook og Instagram. Áhugasamir tilkynni komu sína á netfangið laufey.helgadottir [at] gmail.com

🇬🇧 Helga Pálína Brynjólfsdóttir opens her exhibition Enterlacs (Interlacings) in APPART 323 in Paris 1 and 2 June. Appart 323 is a private apartment that shows works of art by Icelandic artists or artists linked to the Icelandic art scene. For more info see Appart 323 at Facebook and Instagram. Visitors please contact laufey.helgadottir [at] gmail.com

ARKIR Á RABF | ARKIR AT REYKJAVÍK ART BOOK FAIR

🇮🇸 ARKIR verða að sjálfsögðu á Bókverkamarkaðnum í Reykjavík sem opnar þriðja sinn, í Listasafni Reykjavíkur, Hafnarhúsi. Markaðurinn opnar fimmtudaginn, 23. maí milli 17-22 og verður opinn föstudag til sunnudag frá 12-17. Fylgist með viðburðinum á Facebook og Instagram og á heimasíðu RABF um tengdar sýningar.

Við hlökkum til að sjá ykkur á markaðnum!

🇬🇧 As previous years, ARKIR will be at Reykjavík Art Book Fair, held for the third time. The fair opens at the Reykjavik Art Museum, Hafnarhús Thursday May 23-26 and will be open from 17-22 on the opening night and Friday – Sunday 12-17. See more about the events on Facebook og Instagram and RABF website: exhibitions.

We look forward to see you at the fair!

Bókverkasýningin í Kristiansand Kunsthall | Nordic Artist Books – exhibition in Norway

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🇮🇸 Norræna bókverkasýningin KUNSTNERBOKEN – ​unik og mangfoldig, sem opnaði 2. september í Kristiansand Kunsthall í Noregi, hefur vakið verðskuldaða athygli. Níu ARKIR taka þátt, en einn annar íslenskur listamaður á verk á sýningunni því bókverk Magnúsar Pálssonar, The Offs, var fengið að láni frá Nýlistasafninu.

Öll umfjöllun hefur verið jákvæð og fagleg. Frida Forsgren, dósent í listasögu, skrifaði m.a. eftirfarandi í greininni „Begjær for bøker“ í dagblaðinu Fædrelandsvennen:

„Bókasýning hljómar kannski heldur þurrlega? En látið ekki blekkjast. Ný sýning listasafnsins er skynræn og grípandi og nær sannarlega að sprengja mörk þess hvað lestrarupplifun bókar getur verið. […] Því sýningin er umfangs- og efnismikil. Þetta er einfaldlega bókasafn innan bókasafns og myndi þarfnast fleiri heimsókna svo hægt væri að fanga öll blæbrigði á öllum þessum bókasíðum. En það er kannski ekki svo mikilvægt að upplifa öll smáatriðin? Það sem skiptir mestu máli hér er gleðin yfir bókinni, pappírnum, ríkulegu myndlýsingunum, handverkinu og öllum þeim möguleikum sem opnast á hverri síðu. Sjálf gleðin yfir áþreifanlegu efni og formi bókarinnar. Og þessi sýning nær svo sannarlega að höfða til hennar.“

ARKIR gerðu sér ferð á opnun sýningarinnar í byrjun september og tóku þátt í fróðlegri og skemmtilegri málstofu um bókverkalistina. Það var samdóma álit að sýningarstjórarnir, þær stöllur í Codex Polaris: Randi Annie Strand, Imi Maufe og Rita Marhaug, hefðu ásamt starfsfólki Kunsthallen skapað einstaklega fallega og magnaða sýningu.

🇬🇧 The exhibition ‘KUNSTNERBOKEN – ​unik og mangfoldig’ – Nordic Artist Books – was opened on Sept 2nd in Kristiansand Kunsthall, Norway, and it has attracted well-deserved attention. Nine members of ARKIR participated and made a trip to the opening of the exhibition, as well as taking part in an interesting seminar on the art of books. The exhibition was a true delight to visit, thanks to the awesome curators, the trio of Codex Polaris: Randi Annie Strand, Imi Maufe and Rita Marhaug, and the staff of Kristiansand Kunsthall. They had created a beautiful and amazing exhibition.

All coverage in the media has been highly positive. Frida Forsgren, associate professor in art history, wrote thus in an article in the newspaper Fædrelandsvennen: Begjær for bøker (Lust for books):

You might think that a book exhibition sounds a bit dry? But don’t be fooled. The art gallery’s new exhibition is sensual and engaging, and really masters to push the boundaries of what a book reading experience can be. […] Because the exhibition is massive. It is simply a library within a library that requires several visits if one is to be able to capture all the nuances on all these book pages. But perhaps it is not so important to get everything in every detail? The most important thing here is the joy of the book, the paper, the rich illustrations, the craftsmanship, and all the possibilities that open up on every page. The delight of feeling the physical form and material of the book. And this exhibition really manages to appeal to that.

🇮🇸 Hér fyrir neðan má sjá myndir af verkum ARKA sýningunni. Ljósmyndari: Tor Simen Ulstein.
Fleiri myndir má sjá hér á myndasíðu tileinkaðri sýningunni.
🇬🇧 Below are photos of works of ARKIR in the exhibition. Photographer: Tor Simen Ulstein.
For more photos from the exhibition see this page!

Smellið á myndirnar til að stækka | Click on the images for larger view

🇮🇸 Sýningin KUNSTNERBOKEN – ​unik og mangfoldig er yfirlitssýning á norrænum bókverkum með þátttöku listamanna frá öllum Norðurlöndunum. Sýningin er einkum tileinkuð einstökum bókverkum sem falla utan hefðbundinna fjölfaldaðra bókverka. Sýningarstjórn var í höndum listahópsins Codex Polaris í samvinnu við Kristiansand Kunsthall og Kristiansand folkebibliotek. Sýningin opnaði 2. september og stendur til 29. október 2023.

🇬🇧 The exhibition ‘KUNSTNERBOKEN – ​unik og mangfoldig’ in Kristiansand Kunsthall, Norway, is a retrospective exhibition of Nordic artist book with the participation of artists from all the Nordic countries. The exhibition is mainly dedicated to unique book art that fall outside the traditional multiple works. The exhibition is curated by Codex Polaris in collaboration with Kristiansand Kunsthall and Kristiansand folkebibliotek. The exhibition opened September 2, and runs until October 29, 2023.

Þátttakendur | Participating Artists and Artists groups:
ARKIR Book Arts Group (IS): Anna Snædís Sigmarsdóttir, Arnþrúður Ösp Karlsdóttir, Áslaug Jónsdóttir, Helga Pálína Brynjólfsdóttir, Ingiríður Óðinsdóttir, Jóhanna M. Tryggvadóttir, Kristín Þóra Guðbjartsdóttir, Sigurborg Stefánsdóttir and Svanborg Matthíasdóttir;
Susanna Autio (FI), Crow Press (NO), Michal Czinege (SK/FI), Olle Essvik (SE), Carina Fihn (SE),
Karin Hald (DK), Halden Bookworks (NO), Eeva-Liisa Isomaa (FI), Thomas Iversen (NO), Kurt Johannessen (NO), Sarah Jost (SE/NO), Kamilla Jørgensen (DK), Ane Thon Knutsen (NO), Margrethe Kühle (DK/NO), Hans Ragnar Mathisen (NO), Terje Nicolaisen (NO), Lina Nordenström (SE), Magnus Pálsson (IS), Karen Pettersen (NO), Pist Protta (DK), Sandborg+Higgins (NO/UK), Kimmo Schroderus (FI), Marja-Leena Sillanpää (SE), Emilia Tanner (FI), Richard Årlin (SE).

Tenglar | Links:
Kristiansand Kunsthall, Rådhusgata 11, Kristiansand, Norway
Sýningarstjórn | Curator: Codex Polaris.

Bókverkasýning í Noregi | KUNSTNERBOKEN i Kristiansand Kunsthall

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🇮🇸 Nú líður senn að því að sýningin KUNSTNERBOKEN – ​unik og mangfoldig opni í Kristiansand Kunsthall í Noregi. Sýningin er yfirlitssýning á norrænum bókverkum með þátttöku listamanna frá öllum Norðurlöndunum. Sýningin er einkum tileinkuð einstökum bókverkum sem falla utan hefðbundinna fjölfaldaðra bókverka. Sýningarstjórn er í höndum listahópsins Codex Polaris í samvinnu við Kristiansand Kunsthall and Kristiansand folkebibliotek. Sýningin opnar 2. september og stendur til 29. október 2023.

Þátttakendur úr hópi ARKA eru Anna Snædís Sigmarsdóttir, Arnþrúður Ösp Karlsdóttir, Áslaug Jónsdóttir, Helga Pálína Brynjólfsdóttir, Ingiríður Óðinsdóttir, Jóhanna M. Tryggvadóttir, Kristín Þóra Guðbjartsdóttir, Sigurborg Stefánsdóttir and Svanborg Matthíasdóttir.

Í tengslum við sýninguna er boðað til málstofu um bókverk þann 1. september.

Tenglar:
Kristiansand Kunsthall, Rådhusgata 11, Kristiansand.
Sýningarstjórn: Codex Polaris.
Málstofa 1. september. Dagskrá.

Verk: | artwork by Jóhanna M Tryggvadóttir – Heartbeat

🇬🇧 The exhibition KUNSTNERBOKEN – ​unik og mangfoldig – Nordic Artist Books – will open soon in Kristiansand Kunsthall, Norway. This is an exhibition of works by artists and artists groups from Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden. It will take place in Kristiansand Kunsthall, from September 2 until October 29, 2023.

Participating from the ARKIR group are: Anna Snædís Sigmarsdóttir, Arnþrúður Ösp Karlsdóttir, Áslaug Jónsdóttir, Helga Pálína Brynjólfsdóttir, Ingiríður Óðinsdóttir, Jóhanna M. Tryggvadóttir, Kristín Þóra Guðbjartsdóttir, Sigurborg Stefánsdóttir and Svanborg Matthíasdóttir.

‘KUNSTNERBOKEN – ​unik og mangfoldig’ i Kristiansand Kunsthall, Norway, is a retrospective exhibition of Nordic artist book with the participation of artists from all the Nordic countries. The exhibition is mainly dedicated to unique book art that fall outside the traditional multiple works. The exhibition is curated by Codex Polaris in collaboration with Kristiansand Kunsthall and Kristiansand folkebibliotek. The exhibition opens September 2, and runs until October 29, 2023.

Participating Artists and Artists groups: ARKIR Book Arts Group (IS), Susanna Autio (FI), Crow Press (NO), Michal Czinege (SK/FI), Olle Essvik (SE), Carina Fihn (SE),
Karin Hald (DK), Halden Bookworks (NO), Eeva-Liisa Isomaa (FI), Thomas Iversen (NO), Kurt Johannessen (NO), Sarah Jost (SE/NO), Kamilla Jørgensen (DK), Ane Thon Knutsen (NO), Margrethe Kühle (DK/NO), Hans Ragnar Mathisen (NO), Terje Nicolaisen (NO), Lina Nordenström (SE), Magnus Pálsson (IS), Karen Pettersen (NO), Pist Protta (DK), Sandborg+Higgins (NO/UK), Kimmo Schroderus (FI), Marja-Leena Sillanpää (SE), Emilia Tanner (FI), Richard Årlin (SE).

Links:
Kristiansand Kunsthall, Rådhusgata 11, Kristiansand, Norway
Curator: Codex Polaris.
Seminar, Sept 1st. Program.

Verk: | artwork by Anna Snædís Sigmarsdóttir – Death or Memory

ÞRÆÐIR í Portland | THREADS in Nordia House, Portland, Oregon

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🇮🇸 Sýningin THREADS | ÞRÆÐIR SPOR – Intertwined in Iceland: Textiles and Book Arts opnaði í Nordia House í Portland, Oregon í Bandaríkjunum, þann 8. júlí. Sýningin er á vegum menningarmiðstöðvarinnar Nordic Northwest og stendur til 5. nóvember 2023. Átta ARKIR sýna þar ásamt fjórum erlendum listakonum sem allar hafa starfað að list sinni í vinnustofum á Íslandi í lengri eða skemmri tíma.

Þátttakendur eru Anne Greenwood, Cornelia Theimer Gardella, Lyla Rown, Loo Bain og ARKIR: Anna Snædís Sigmarsdóttir, Arnþrúður Ösp Karlsdóttir, Áslaug Jónsdóttir, Helga Pálína Brynjólfsdóttir, Ingiríður Óðinsdóttir, Kristín Guðbrandsdóttir, Sigurborg Stefánsdóttir og Svanborg Matthíasdóttir.

Móttaka og listamannaspjall verður 6. október, 2023, frá kl 18-20 í Nordia House (ókeypis og öllum opið – skráning hér). Fulltrúar okkar ARKA þar verða þær Svanborg Matthíasdóttir og Arnþrúður Ösp Karlsdóttir, en þær kynna sýninguna ásamt Anne Greenwood, Cornelia Theimer Gardella, Loo Bain og Lyla Rowen. 

Tenglar: sjá sýningarsíðu Nordic Northwest og stafræna sýningu. Tenglar á heimasíður listamannanna neðst í póstinum.

Verk: | artwork by Ingiríður Óðinsdóttir – Sigling (Sailing)

🇬🇧 THREADS | ÞRÆÐIR SPOR – Intertwined in Iceland: Textiles and Book Arts opened in Nordic Northwest Nordia House í Portland, Oregon, USA on July 8. The exhibition is open until November 5, 2023. Eight ARKIR members exhibit works together with four artists from USA and Germany, who have all worked on their art in artist residencies in Iceland for a longer or shorter time.

Participants are Anne Greenwood, Cornelia Theimer Gardella, Lyla Rown, Loo Bain and ARKIR: Anna Snædís Sigmarsdóttir, Arnþrúður Ösp Karlsdóttir, Áslaug Jónsdóttir, Helga Pálína Brynjólfsdóttir, Ingiríður Óðinsdóttir, Kristín Guðbrandsdóttir, Sigurborg Stefánsdóttir and Svanborg Matthíasdóttir.

Threads Exhibit Reception will be on October 6, 2023, from 6 PM to 8 PM at Nordia House (free to all – registration here). Two ARKIR members will take part in the event: Svanborg Matthíasdóttir and Arnþrúður Ösp Karlsdóttir, along with artists Anne Greenwood, Cornelia Theimer Gardella, Loo Bain, and Lyla Rowen.

Links: see further exhibition information at NNW website and online exhibit. and follow the links to the artist’s homepages below.

Verk: | artwork by Svanborg Matthíasdóttir – Vefur (Web)

About the Artists:

Lyla Rowen works in textiles and clay ranging from functional craft to conceptual art. She is a 2013 PSU graduate, worked as fabricator at The Portland Garment Factory, and is recipient of a 2021 Oregon Arts Commission grant.

Loo Bain is a multimedia artist investigating ideas of history, material, earth science, and self. She has shown nationally in galleries, acquired private commissions, participated in artist residencies, and received artist grants including from Oregon Arts Commission, Regional Arts and Culture Council, and the Hallie Ford Foundation.

Anne Greenwood-Rioseco is a multidisciplinary artist whose work explores themes of time, spirituality and the transcendent genius of the natural world. The Oregon Arts Commission, the Portland Institute for Contemporary Art, Regional Arts and Culture Council, and the Hallie Ford Foundation have all financially supported her projects.

Ingiríður Óðinsdóttir works with visual art, book art and textile design. She studied at The Icelandic School of Arts and Crafts. Ingiríður has been active as a Visual Artist and designer since she graduated. Ingiríður has participated in numerous joint exhibitions in Iceland, Finland, Denmark, the Faroe Islands, Greenland, Belgium and USA. She seeks inspiration from nature and her surroundings.

Áslaug Jónsdóttir is an author of children’s books and a book artist. She studied visual arts in Reykjavik and Copenhagen and graduated as illustrator and graphic designer. Her children’s books have been published in many languages and she has received numerous awards for her works. In her artist books she works with poetry, photographic images and sculptural paper cuts.

Sigurborg Stefánsdóttir is a visual artist working mainly with artist-books and paintings. She graduated from Copenhagen, Danmarks design school, now DAKA 1987. Since then she has focused on teaching and doing her own art. Sigurborg has held private exhibitions approximately every other year and taken part in multiple co exhibitions worldwide, both paintings and artists books.

Svanborg Matthíasdóttir works mainly with painting, book art and textiles. Her works are often based on color, form or experiments with non-traditional materials. She is educated in painting in the Icelandic College of Art and Crafts Reykjavík and Jan van Eyck Akademie in Maastricht in the Netherlands. Her works have been exhibited in Iceland, Europe and the United States.

Helga Pálína Brynjólfsdóttir works with various kinds of textile and book art and has been a part of numerous exhibitions in Iceland and abroad. She graduated in 1988 from the textile department of The University of Art and Design, Helsinki Finland. Prior to that she had graduated with a B. Ed degree from the Iceland University of Education.

Arnþrúður Ösp Karlsdóttir is a visual artist. In her textiles and artist books she works with traditional textile and fiber techniques, expressing natures visual qualities, in form and image, texture and atmosphere. She has an education in textile art and design from The Icelandic School of Arts and Crafts and as a teacher in adult education from Håndarbejdet Fremmes Seminarium in Copenhagen. She has participated in exhibitions in Iceland and abroad and lives and works in Reykjavík.

Anna Snædís Sigmarsdóttir works with visual arts, design teaching, graphic and book arts. Studied at the The Icelandic School of Arts and Crafts and have M.Ed degree in art history and vocational education from University of Iceland. Has held private and joint exhibitions in Iceland and various corners of the world, such as Lithuania, Denmark, Germany, USA and Sweden.

Kristín Guðbrandsdóttir creates through exploring patterns, textures and color combinations in her everyday surroundings, addressing feelings, memory and experience. Her works can be found in numerous private and university collections in the US and Canada and at the Library of Congress. Kristín earned a MA degree in Art and the Book from Corcoran College of Art and Design in Washington DC. She also has a B.Ed. from the Iceland University of Education.

Cornelia Theimer Gardella is a visual artist living and working in Erfurt, Germany. Her work revolves around experiencing sparse landscapes and remote places. She is interested in patterns and structures, and the line of the horizon is a recurring theme. Besides spending time in the deserts of the American Southwest, she has worked in Iceland, Sweden and Finland.

Bókverkamessan í Reykjavík | Reykjavík Art Book Fair 2023

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Ljósmyndir: | Photos: Kristín Þóra Guðbjartsdóttir,
Áslaug Jónsdóttir og Sigurborg Stefánsdóttir.

🇮🇸 Bókverkamessan: Reykjavík Art Book Fair fór fram í Listasafni Reykjavíkur, Hafnarhúsi, dagana 30. mars til 2. apríl, 2023. ARKIR voru meðal þátttakenda á RABF en messan er nú haldin í annað sinn og heppnaðist sérlega vel. Þátttakendur og gestir komu víða að, bæði erlendir og innlendir.

UM RABF: Líkt og á sambærilegum viðburðum víðsvegar um heiminn koma innlend og erlend forlög, útgefendur og listamenn saman á Reykjavík Art Book Fair og selja eigin verk og útgáfur milliliðalaust. Fyrsta útgáfa Reykjavík Art Book Fair heppnaðist sérlega vel, með útgáfuhófum, miklu lífi og fjöri og fjölmörgum gestum.
Á listbókamessum ægir gjarnan saman sjálfstætt starfandi listamönnum og listamannareknum rýmum, galleríum, söfnum og óhefðbundnum bókaforlögum, aðgerðarsinnum, ljóðskáldum, listnemum, bóhemum og menningarvitum sem kynna eða kynna sér bókverk, ritlinga (zine), hönnunargripi, listtímarit, fjölfeldi, hlutfeldi, sýningaskrár, catalogue raisonné, ljóðabækur og fleira áhugavert.
Reykjavík Art Book Fair er unnið í samstarfi við Listasafn Reykjavíkur og Listaháskóla Íslands með stuðningi frá Reykjavíkurborg.

Sigurður Atli Sigurðsson frá Prenti og vinum, Edda Kristín Sigurjónsdóttir, Helga Dögg Ólafsdóttir og Ólöf Rut Stefánsdóttir áttu heiður að skipulagi og framkvæmd RABF 2023. Húrra fyrir þeim!

Við þökkum öllum gestum sem komu á básinn til ARKA kærlega fyrir komuna!

🇬🇧 Reykjavík Art Book Fair was held at the Reykjavík Art Museum, Hafnarhús, from Thursday March 30 to Sunday April 2, 2023. ARKIR were among the exhibitors at RABF, a growing artist’s book fair. The weekend was a great success and we thank all the visitors who came to our booth for coming! Participants and guests were both local and from abroad. There were so many inspiring works and interesting books!

ABOUT THE FAIR: The Reykjavík Art Book Fair brings together participants from the local creative scene as well as from abroad to show and sell their work, socialise and have a joyful weekend. It whips up a mélange of artists, creative publishers, galleries, museums, artist-run spaces, bohemians, lords and ladies, activists, writers, poets and students to buy and sell their work and published material, art books, zines, creative writing, limited editions, multiples, catalogue raisonné and more.
The first edition of the Reykjavík Art book Fair, hosted in 2021, was a huge success, full of life, events and a great number of guests. We look forward to welcoming participants and guests to this year’s edition.
The Reykjavík Art Book Fair is in collaboration with the Reykjavík Art Museum and the Iceland University of the Arts with support of the City of Reykjavík.

The board of the Reykjavík Art Book Fair: Helga Dögg Ólafsdóttir (graphic designer), Ólöf Rut Stefánsdóttir (product designer) and Sigurður Atli Sigurðsson (visual artist).

Hopefully RABF will be held every year from now on, we look forward to seeing you!

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ARKIR á nýju ári | New art projects in 2023

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Bókverk á mynd: | Artwork in image: Sigurborg Stefánsdóttir.

🇮🇸 Á árinu 2023 eru 25 ár liðin síðan fyrstu meðlimir ARKA-hópsins komu saman og hófu margvíslegt samstarf um bókverkalist: listsýningar, fræðslu og sköpun. ARKIR stefna ótrauðar áfram og nú þegar er þátttaka ARKA í tveimur nýjum sýningum í fullum undirbúningi.

THREADS | ÞRÆÐIR SPOR – Intertwined in Iceland: Textiles and Book Arts opnar í norræna húsinu Nordia House í Portland, Oregon í Bandaríkjunum, þann 8. júlí og stendur til 5. nóvember 2023. Átta ARKIR sýna þar ásamt fjórum erlendum listakonum sem allar hafa starfað að list sinni í vinnustofum á Íslandi í lengri eða skemmri tíma.

Þátttakendur: Anne Greenwood, Cornelia Theimer Gardella, Lyla Rown, Loo Bain og ARKIR: Anna Snædís Sigmarsdóttir, Arnþrúður Ösp Karlsdóttir, Áslaug Jónsdóttir, Helga Pálína Brynjólfsdóttir, Ingiríður Óðinsdóttir, Kristín Guðbrandsdóttir, Sigurborg Stefánsdóttir og Svanborg Matthíasdóttir.

KUNSTNERBOKEN – ​unik og mangfoldig í Kristiansand Kunsthall í Noregi er yfirlitssýning á norrænum bókverkum með þátttöku listamanna frá öllum Norðurlöndunum. Sýningin er einkum tileinkuð einstökum bókverkum sem falla utan hefðbundinna fjölfaldaðra bókverka. Sýningarstjórn er í höndum Codex Polaris í samvinnu við Kristiansand Kunsthall and Kristiansand folkebibliotek. Sýningin opnar 2. september og stendur til 29. október 2023.

Þátttakendur: ARKIR Book Art Group (IS) (Anna Snædís Sigmarsdóttir, Arnþrúður Ösp Karlsdóttir, Áslaug Jónsdóttir, Helga Pálína Brynjólfsdóttir, Ingiríður Óðinsdóttir, Jóhanna M. Tryggvadóttir, Kristín Þóra Guðbjartsdóttir, Sigurborg Stefánsdóttir og Svanborg Matthíasdóttir), Susanna Autio (FI), Michal Czinege (SK/FI), Olle Essvik (SE), Carina Fihn (SE), Duncan Higgins & Johan Sandberg (UK/NO), Karin Hald (DK), Halden Bookworks (NO), Eeva-Liisa Isomaa (FI), Thomas Iversen (NO), Kurt Johannessen (NO), Sarah Jost (SE/NO), Kamilla Jørgensen (DK), Ane Thon Knutsen (NO), Margrethe Kühle (DK), Hans Ragnar Mathisen (NO), Terje Nicolaisen (NO), Lina Nordenström (SE), Magnús Pálsson (IS), Karen Pettersen (NO), Pist Protta (DK), Vibeke Luther O’Rourke (NO), Kimmo Schroderus (FI), Marja-Leena Sillanpää (SE), Emilia Tanner (FI), Richard Årlin (SE).

Eins og gefur að skilja funda ARKIR stíft vegna undirbúnings og þátttöku í þessum sýningum. Við eigum spennandi ár í vændum!

🇬🇧 In the year 2023, 25 years have passed since the first members of ARKIR Book Arts Group came together and began collaborations on book art: art exhibitions, education and art creation. ARKIR is steadily heading into its 25th year of operation, and two exhibitions are already in full preparation.

THREADS | ÞRÆÐIR SPOR – Intertwined in Iceland: Textiles and Book Arts opens in Nordic Northwest Nordia House í Portland, Oregon, USA on July 8, – open until November 5, 2023. Eight ARKIR members will exhibit works together with four artists (from USA and Germany) who have all worked on their art in artist residencies in Iceland for a longer or shorter time.

PARTICIPANTS: Anne Greenwood, Cornelia Theimer Gardella, Lyla Rown, Loo Bain and ARKIR: Anna Snædís Sigmarsdóttir, Arnþrúður Ösp Karlsdóttir, Áslaug Jónsdóttir, Helga Pálína Brynjólfsdóttir, Ingiríður Óðinsdóttir, Kristín Guðbrandsdóttir, Sigurborg Stefánsdóttir og Svanborg Matthíasdóttir.

‘KUNSTNERBOKEN – ​unik og mangfoldig’ i Kristiansand Kunsthall, Norway, is a retrospective exhibition of Nordic artist book with the participation of artists from all the Nordic countries. The exhibition is mainly dedicated to unique book art that fall outside the traditional multiple works. The exhibition is curated by Codex Polaris in collaboration with Kristiansand Kunsthall and Kristiansand folkebibliotek. The exhibition opens September 2, and runs until October 29, 2023.

Participating Artists and Artists groups: ARKIR Book Art Group (IS), Susanna Autio (FI), Michal Czinege (SK/FI), Olle Essvik (SE), Carina Fihn (SE), Duncan Higgins & Johan Sandberg (UK/NO), Karin Hald (DK), Halden Bookworks (NO), Eeva-Liisa Isomaa (FI), Thomas Iversen (NO), Kurt Johannessen (NO), Sarah Jost (SE/NO), Kamilla Jørgensen (DK), Ane Thon Knutsen (NO), Margrethe Kühle (DK), Hans Ragnar Mathisen (NO), Terje Nicolaisen (NO), Lina Nordenström (SE), Magnús Pálsson (IS), Karen Pettersen (NO), Pist Protta (DK), Vibeke Luther O’Rourke (NO), Kimmo Schroderus (FI), Marja-Leena Sillanpää (SE), Emilia Tanner (FI), Richard Årlin (SE).

Hence, ARKIR are busy preparing art works, shipping and travels. We have an exciting year ahead!

Myndir frá opnun SPOR EFTIR SPOR | Photos from opening

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🇮🇸 Textílbókverkasýningin SPOR EFTIR SPOR opnaði 6. október 2022, í sýningarrými Handverks og hönnunar á Eiðistorgi og ARKIR fögnuðum með gestum sínum.

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Sýningin er framhald af samvinnu- og sýningarverkefninu SPOR | TRACES í Heimilisiðnaðarsafninu á Blönduósi, 2020-2022, en þar sýndu ARKIR bókverk ásamt erlendum gestum. Það verkefni má kynna sér nánar hér: SPOR | TRACES. 

Sýningin er opin frá kl 12-16 mánudaga til laugardaga, út október. Lokadagur 31. október.

🇬🇧 ARKIR’s textile book art exhibition SPOR EFTIR SPOR or “STICH BY STICH”, opened October 6, 2022, in the exhibition space of Handverk og hönnun / Crafts and Design, located at Eidistorg, Seltjarnarnes. ARKIR celebrated with friends and guests.

The exhibition is a continuation of the international project SPOR | TRACES that lead to a two year exhibition at the Textile Museum in Blönduós in 2020-2022. Read more about that project here: SPOR | TRACES. 

The exhibition is open from 12 noon to 4 pm Monday to Saturday, throughout October.

Ljósmyndir: Svanborg Matthíasdóttir og Áslaug Jónsdóttir.

SPOR EFTIR SPOR | Exhibition opening soon!

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🇮🇸 Textílbókverkasýningin SPOR EFTIR SPOR opnar á fimmtudag, 6. október 2022, í sýningarrými Handverks og hönnunar á Eiðistorgi. Sýningin er framhald af samvinnu- og sýningarverkefninu SPOR | TRACES í Heimilisiðnaðarsafninu á Blönduósi, 2020-2022, en þar sýndu ARKIR bókverk ásamt erlendum gestum. Það verkefni má kynna sér nánar hér: SPOR | TRACES. 

Sýningin er opin frá kl 12-16 mánudaga til laugardaga, út október. Lokadagur 31. október.

🇬🇧 ARKIR’s textile book art exhibition SPOR EFTIR SPOR or “STICH BY STICH”, opens on Thursday, October 6, 2022, in the exhibition space of Handverk og hönnun / Crafts and Design, located at Eidistorg, Seltjarnarnes. The exhibition is a continuation of the international project SPOR | TRACES that lead to a two year exhibition at the Textile Museum in Blönduós in 2020-2022. Read more about that project here: SPOR | TRACES. 

The exhibition is open from 12 noon to 4 pm Monday to Saturday, throughout October.

Bókverk á kynningarmynd: | Book art by Bryndís Bragadóttir
Veggspjald hönnun: | Poster design: Áslaug Jónsdóttir

Bókverkamessan í Reykjavík | Reykjavík Art Book Fair 2021

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🇮🇸  ARKIR tóku þátt í bókverkamessunni í Reykjavík: Reykjavík Art Book Fair 2021 í Ásmundarsal dagana 12.-14. nóvember 2021. Vegna heimsfaraldursins voru í gildi samkomutakmarkanir og grímuskylda, og gestir og þátttakendur gættu því sóttvarna í hvívetna. Jafn og stöðugur straumur var af fólki sem sýndi fjölbreyttum verkum áhuga.

Vaktina í Ásmundarsal stóðu ARKIRNAR Arþrúður Ösp Karlsdóttir, Áslaug Jónsdóttir, Ingiríður Óðinsdóttir, Sigurborg Stefánsdóttir og Svanborg Matthíasdóttir.

🇬🇧  Reykjavík Art Book Fair 2021 was held 12.-14. November in Ásmundarsalur. ARKIR took part along with Icelandic art book publishers, artists and galleries represented by FOSS press, Grazie! press, i8 gallery, Kling & Bang, Listasafn ASÍ, Loaboratorium, Nýlistasafnið, Print & friends, Reykjavík Dance Festival, Þrjár hendur, ‘uns, Iceland University of the Arts, Krot & Krass, Arnar&Arnar and IYFAC (Inspirational Young Female Artist Club).

All in all a fine event despite restrictions due to COVID-19.

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Ljósmyndir | photos: © Svanborg Matthíasdóttir / Sigurborg Stefánsdóttir /
Áslaug Jónsdóttir / Arnþrúður Ösp Karlsdóttir / Ingiríður Óðinsdóttir.
Smellið á myndirnar til að stækka. | Click on the images to enlarge.